Closing up shop

Today we’re officially announcing that Devver (and our Caliper service) will be shutting down on Friday, April 30th.

This was one of the hardest decisions we’ve ever had to make, but, after careful consideration, we’ve decided it is the right one.

Nearly two years ago, we started Devver with the vision of using the cloud to build tools that would change developers lives. We’ve worked hard to achieve that vision, but ultimately we’ve had to face the reality that the services we’ve built will not generate the revenue necessary to sustain and grow our company (although it could be used to enhance or complement another cloud product or service – contact me if you’re interested).

To all of our users – thank you so much for taking a chance by using our tools, for reporting bugs, and for giving us ideas for the future. We deeply appreciate each and every one of you.

While this is not the end we wanted, we know how fortunate we were to be able to take this journey and thank everyone – friends, family, investors, mentors, users, and the Ruby community – who helped us along the way. You’re all awesome and we couldn’t have gone this far without you. Thank you.

You guys have done such a great job with Caliper, I'm really sad to see it go. It is a great resource for measuring the size and quality of a project, and I used it frequently. I wish you the best on your next venture.

As Nick mentioned, if you do want to open source it that would be a great contribution to the community, and I'm certain many would appreciate it.

I'm really sorry to see you guys go, caliper was a very slick app. I know you guys have been through some amazing trials to get to this point, but the lessons learned at this point will no doubt come to be of considerable use in your future.

Thanks for all the support everyone. Obviously this isn't the outcome we wanted, but it was an amazing experience and we learned a ton from it. Thanks for everything. Not sure what is next yet, probably a tiny bit of a break and then who knows, as this winds down I am sure I will figure it out.

We'd like nothing more to keep Caliper going if at all possible. We're investigating our options, including having another company take it over as well as the possibility of open sourcing it. We'll keep everyone updated via this blog.

Thanks for all your support, Ryan! We really appreciate it. You're a great asset to the Ruby community.

We're investigating the open source route (along with finding a company that could take over Caliper and continue to provide it to the community). There are some complications, we're not yet sure how feasible the OSS route is, but we are looking for any way that Caliper could continue to live on.

To everyone I didn't respond to individually – thanks for your words of support! The greatest part of working at Devver has been getting to know and work with so many amazing entrepreneurs and hackers.

Like Dan, I'm not sure what is next for me, but I do know I'll take a short break to clear my head before moving on to the next thing.

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